Cecil
2 countries#1486 in United States, 2025US
#1486
in United States, 2025
FR
113
total births, France
Total births recorded
114,789
Peak year (United States)
1920
Peak-year count
2,672
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Cecil was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
114,676 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1486 · peaked in 1920 with 2,672 births
Most common in: Texas, Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
113 births recorded 1909–2010 · peaked in 1969 with 8 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Cecil’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1447 | — |
| 2007 | #1445 | ↑2 |
| 2008 | #1389 | ↑56 |
| 2009 | #1742 | ↓353 |
| 2010 | #1850 | ↓108 |
| 2011 | #1656 | ↑194 |
| 2012 | #1602 | ↑54 |
| 2013 | #1444 | ↑158 |
| 2014 | #1588 | ↓144 |
| 2015 | #1468 | ↑120 |
| 2016 | #1585 | ↓117 |
| 2017 | #1575 | ↑10 |
| 2018 | #1506 | ↑69 |
| 2019 | #1652 | ↓146 |
| 2020 | #1647 | ↑5 |
| 2021 | #1538 | ↑109 |
| 2022 | #1559 | ↓21 |
| 2023 | #1508 | ↑51 |
| 2024 | #1481 | ↑27 |
| 2025 | #1486 | ↓5 |
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